Gymnoclytia immaculata
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Gymnoclytia immaculata is a North America
n species of tachinid flies
in the genus Gymnoclytia
of the family Tachinidae
.
e have been recorded from Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera
) and Euschistus variolarius (Hemiptera
)
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n species of tachinid flies
Tachinidae
Tachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids...
in the genus Gymnoclytia
Gymnoclytia
Gymnoclytia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.-Species:*G. dubia *G. immaculata *G. minuta Brooks, 1946*G. occidentalis Townsend, 1908*G. occidua...
of the family Tachinidae
Tachinidae
Tachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids...
.
Hosts
LarvaLarva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e have been recorded from Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
) and Euschistus variolarius (Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs , comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others...
)